Keg-rinser.



A. G. LA BUDDB.

KBG BINSBR.

APPLIOATION IILBD- nu 1, i909.

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

IN1/Emol? .dolph 6. La Budde WITNESSES' `rinsers for .heer ke UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

,Anuman c. La nimma, or asHLANn, wisconsin.

KEG-BEHEER.

'Specication of Letters Patent.

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Be it known thatl l, Anoarn C. La BUDDE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Ashland, in the county of shland and State erWisconsin, haveinvented a new andi Improved Keg-Einser, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, andexact description.

The 4invention is 4an improvement` Vin ofall'f sizes, such as barrelshalf barre quarter barrels and eighthbarrels, and is designed toeconomize in labor andE time; both in working the nozale and thecontrolling' valve or the 'water supply,and 'mpro erly positioning thekegto receive thenozze, as well as to make'the rinsing more'etfective; y

Theinvention in general consists of a wa- .ter sup ly conduit having anozzle and a contro ing valve, afoot lever operable to simultaneouslyproject the nozzle valve into the keg a'ndopen the valve,l and rollersto support the keg over thenozzle, eachroller tapenngtoward the centerto conform toL the keg and facilitate its movement lto rinsin position.I

eference is to be had'to the accompanyling drawings forming a part-ofthis speciyfication, in which similar characters of ref? erence indicatethe views.1

Figure 1 is a lperspective view of a keg riser constructed in accordancewith my corresponding partys in all invention, showing' a skid leadingthereto,

generally from the scrubbing machine; Fig. 2 is a lan of the rinser withthe rollers partly roken away to better disclose the constructionunderneath; and Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the machineilshow-4 ing the osition the keg occupies on t e rollers, in ottedoutline. Y t

corners, wit ,the si es of thebox The several parts ofthe rinser are suported `on a frame consisting of a box bo y having su portin legs 6arranged at the ody conlnected together at .or near the center bycross-bracesf l'i' and 8, respectively arranged atthe to'p and bottom.-A.further crossi brace 9 extends between the sides of the'box4 bodyator near the-bottom and at one sideA ,of the brace 8. AThe braces 7 and8in addition. to reinforcing the machine frame, carry near the center,bearlngsn a proxi, mately,vertical alinement,- in which is slidablyreceived a nozzle, 10, the latter having spraying perforations in thetop and connected with a water ressure supply pipe 1I, through a hose12, tlie pipe 151' leading into the box body of the machine and havin jacontrolling valve I3; The connection" iernovement of the nozzle when thelatter is in its normally retracted position.

J eurnaled adjacent tothe rear side* of the machine inthe cross-bar 9and a hanger 15,

is a sha-ft 16 having 4a gear or'segmental gear 1"l" secured to one end,and an arm 18,!ixed' to its opposite end and connecte slotted at itsconnection with the arm118, as Aindicated at 19, for a purpose hereinA-lafter referred to. A forked arm 18'L is fiied Patented Apr. 5, 1910. i

withtheV 'arm ofl the controlling valve through the lntermediaryef alink 19, the latterA being' to an intermediate peint of the shaft 16'and 1s connected to theV opposite sides of the' nozzle `by links 19!with a similar but larger ear 2O carried on a short shaft 21, which 1ssupported in the cross brace 9 and a hanger 22. Ri id with the gear 2Oyis a foot lever 23 exten ed to the front of the machine, where a plate24 is attached to the adjacent l 6 and is designed to engage with andloc the foot lever in a depressed position when the latter is forceddown. At each side Aof the nozzle at the top of the machine frame isjournaled' a roller 25, -each tapering from the outer ends inwardly,with the smallest portion ofthe roller arranged at the center. achroller is. referably made of two half sections slight y separated andconnected to ther by the central shaft, as shown. he machine isgenerally placed at the end vof the skid 26, which leads from thescrubbing machine, and asV the kegs roll' down the skid the operatorreaches over and pulls the kegs onto the rollers of the rinser, andafter examining the interior of the keg, by passing a candle or smallelectric light into the end or tap-hole, and looking through thebung-hole, he rolls the keg half way around so that the bung-hole comesover the rinsing nozzle. This positioning of the keg is facilitated byreason of the particular shape of the rollers, which tend to work the4ke to the center. theny epressed and engaged with the lock plate 2 4,and byreason of the operative connections withy both the nozzle'andvalve,the

The gear 1'7 mesl'idiy The foot lever 23 is' nozzle is projected into.the keg through vthe bung-hole and the valve is simultaneously opened,the nozzle risin slightly into the bung-hole of the keg be ore anymovement is imparted to the Valve, by reason of the slot `19". The waterassing throu l1 the spraying nozzle gives t e interior of t e lieg athorough rinsingand when the foot lever is released, the Weight of thenozzle, links and arms returns the parts to normal posi-` tion,retreating the nozzle, Icuttin ofi' the water and leaving the bung-l1oleo the keg clear, whereby any corks or ieces of bung will pass out of thekeg with t e out-flowing water.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a rinser for kegs and the like, a Water supply conduit, a nozzlemounted to slide a proximately verticallyV into end out of the eg andconnected with said conduit, a foot lever having a gear in connectionwith its inner end, a,` shaft, an arm fixed `to\'the shaft and having alink connection with the nozzle, and a, gear fixed to the shaft and inmesh' with the first mentioned gear.

2. In a rinser for kegs and the like, a water supply conduit having econtrolling valve, a nozzle mounted to slide :approximately verticallyinto and out of the eg, a hose connecting the conduit to the nozzle, a

shaft, armsxed to the shaft havin link connections respectively with thenozz e and controlling valve, and means operating the shaft.

3. In a rinser for kegs and the like, a. nozzle slidably mounted to moveap roximately vertically into and out of the keg, e Water supply conduithaving a controlling valve and connected to the nozzle, a shaft, means oeratively connecting ythe shaft to the nozz e, an arm fixed 'to theshaft, e link operatively connecting the controlling valve to the arm,with one end of the link having a. limited sliding movement with respectto the part to which it is connected, and means for operating the shaft.

4. In a rlnser for kegs and the like, a Water supply conduit havinfIr arotary controlling valve provided with arm, a -noz'zle mounted to slideapproximately vertically into and out of the keg and connected with saidconduit, a shaft, means operatively connecting the shaft to both thenozzle an the operatingarm of the valve, and a lever to revolve theshaft. Y

Inftestimony WhereofrI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADOLPH C. LA BUDDE.

Witnesses:

V TH. F. CULvER,

Jos. R. VVERTIN.

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